Dodge City times., 1887-03-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS
kansas legislature

In the Senate on the 21st the bills passed
| making appropriations for per diem and mile
age Of regents of State inSt3tutions; B,aktne
! appropriations fJf conveying prisoners t5 the
| penitcntiary. The Senate by resolution thanked
! those who had entertained them during the late
| Wichita excursion, especially as 1t had giveE
| the members an opportunity Ito more fully ap
| preciate the extent and greatness Of the State
and prepared them to return to their 1ab0rs
with broader ,ssrs ~ the growing bstss
| Elites of the State" . In the House petitions
| were presented and bills introduced. resolu.
| tion was introduced for final adjournment
March 2. The remainder OF the morning ses;
tepenlssg tse la@ permitting railroads to collect
Extra fare when tickets are not purchased The
| same bill was further debated in the afternoon
but no action reached. Other bills were con-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole. Ad-
! journed.
IN the Senate OH the sd SEVERAL bills
| were introduced. The Executive and Judicial
| Appropriation bill was passed. The Senate con-
| Cured in the House amendments to the Paving
bill. 1t affects cities of the first class In the
House few bills were introduced and the tss-
lowing bills passed: Providing fof the weekly
baymea. 81 employees; regulating the weighing
of coal at the mines; amending the act creating
| the Bureau of Labor and Statistics; to encOur-
| age cooperative societies among artisans
amending the Pharmacy act; to enable rail.
roads to lease lines In the State At this after
noon session tbs tppfupeia:i6n Bills wefe taken
| up and alstussed in Committee of the Whole
The bill to change the name OF st. John County
| to Logan, after long wrangle, was reported
| adversely. When the committee rose the
House adjourned
| In the Senate on the 23d several local
bills were introduced and Il resolution PASSED
| eondeinnihs the veto by the President OF the
Dependent Pension bill The afternoon was
| taken up in discussing the Quantrell Raid bill
The contest was very close in adopting the re-
| port Of the committee. The majority report
was adopted by a vote of 20 to 1S. The report
| favored the paying OF the claims on the fellow
Ing basis All elaifts 1T siN0 aid unt1ef to DO
bald ifi fall. Claims above that amount TO be
paid 81 l,O0 and 25 per cent. of claim, but no
| claimant to receive above $500 =. In the
| House the following bills passed; Defining the
| Fifth and Eighteenth judicial districts; Great
ing the Tventy-fifth, Twenty-sixth and Twenty.
| seventh districts; to exempt certain property
| from taxation, and to encourage the
| planting OF forest and fruit trees
TO providefof consolidation of cities; to provide
Tor the appointment of three commissioners to
| be known as Commissioners OF the Supreme
| Court. At the afternoon session Mr.. Tilton's
| Forestry bill was recommended for passage.
| Most of the appropriation bills for State insti-
] tItions passed. Also Mr.. Carrolls Joint resolu-
| tlons submitting an amendment striking the
word white" out OF the constitution. Ad-
| journed.
| IL the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Rush Intro.
duced a bill providing for the erection Of an ex-
ecutive malsion at Topeka. It appropriates
$50, 900. and plovides for an annual appropriation
of $1,000 to MAINTAIN it. The bill to create
criminal court for Leavenworth passed. The
Temperance bills then came up as the special
order on the calendar for eleven o'clock, md
the Senate began the consideration Of the
Murray bill, which had already passed the
House. Consideration of the bill was continued
until Z: 80 Odock. AT the evening session the
bill passed approprlating &}5 900 for the estab
fishing of anindustrial school for girls After
passing q number Of local bills the Senate ad.
journed. :. In the House among the bills passed
was the Senate bill changing the name of St.
John Countyto Logan talready passed the Sen.
ate] Several local Hills passed ut the afternoon
session. Bills passed: TO establish the Com
missioner Of Forestry; concerning delinquent
taxes, and number of bills of q local character.
A resolution of congratulation to Senator ingalls,
upon his election to the Presidency of the
United States Senate was adopted. Adjourned.
THE Senate ON the 25th further debated
the Temperance bill in Committee OF the Whole,
which took up the forenoon session. In the
afternoon the Committee on County Lines re-
ported the bill creating new counties. 1t materi
ally changes the lines fixed by the House bill.
Senator Reddens resolution providing for con-
stitutional convention failed to receive the
necessary two-thirds vote and was lost. The
3ill appropriating $4,000 for experimental silk
culture pussod. the Temperance bill again
came up, and debate continued until adjourn.
ment. -. In the House much time was consumed
in talk upon advancing bills. The Senate reso.
luton to strike ont the word white from the
constitution passed. The Metropolitan Police
bill brought out an exciting and prolonged de.
bate but was finally passed. The Governor
sent in communication recommending q cut.
ting down of appropriations, as the large
amounts would require an increase of the tax
levy. At the evening session appropriation bills
were under consideration and the total of appro-
priation bills recommended for passage aggre.
gated 81, ,1OT 122